The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-08-04
NEWS IN GENERAL.
DOMESTIC.

surgeon of the navy, and now ON duty at the
naval hospital at Washington, was arrested
On charge OF criminal intimacy with Miss
Eva White, a chiropodist's daughter, a girl
said to he but IA years old. This is the first
arrest in Washington undor Senator Ed
munds' Utah law, which, when passed by
Congress last winter, was supposed to apply
to Utah alone, but which has since been in
tcrpreted to apply to criminal intimacy with
females under Is years of age, not only in
Utah, but in all the territories, including
the District of Columbia,
There is such excitement among the to-
bacco dealers and manufacturers ut present
as has not been known in years, Prices for
leaf tobacco has increased from 80 to l0O per
cent during July and are still tending up
ward.
1t is considered possible that the widow Of
Gen, Hancock will get the appointment as
postmistress at Washington.
A cyclone passed Arson, Tex, going in a
southweSterly direction. The damage to the
town so far as learned, foots up $4,000.
A secret circular has been issued to all
Knights of Labor urging reform in methods
OF management
The locality known as ''Sloptownh in Gin
cinnati, has been burned; loss, Sl5O,OOO; $50
persons homeless.
Secretary Whitney has concluded con-
tract for the manufacture of Hotchkiss guns
and ammunition.
Half of the town of David City, Neb., was
demolished by a cyclone; one man killed;
loss, 500, 900
The Little rolling mill at East st. Lonis
has shut down on account Of a strike among
its stokers; 400 thrown out.
AT the suggestion of Gen. Charles ]. Amber
son, r. Il. Lee camp of confederate veterans,
at recent meeting, agreed to erect tablet
ON the Boston Common, upon which it is pro
posed to suitably inscribe their appreciation
of the hospitality of the Bostonians on the
occasion of the recent visit of the camp The
officers of the Lee camp will ask permission
of the Boston authorities to erect the proposed
tablet.
The mail coach going and the one coming
between Austin and Fredericksburg, Texas,
We're stopped by a highwayman near Drip:
ping Springs the other night, and the mail
hShwayman stopped the incoming driver
near where he was to meet the outgoing
coach. He kept him bound and gagged until
the other driver came up, when he also
stopped him. After despoiling the mail
pouches the robber mounted his horse, and
galoped off. The amount of his booty Is not
known. Neither of the drivers claim to be
able to identify him. being too busy watch
ing the sx-shootcr levelled at their heads.
A dispatch from Nebraska City says "a
mob of citizens from Craig, Mo-, have two
horse thieves surrounded in forest in Iowa,
III miles from Nebraska City. The mob is
thoroughly aroused There is no doubt but
that the thieves will be promptly lynched
when taken.
A large portion of Augusta, Ga, is under
water. The loss to the corporation Is 3d.
600; to citizens, $4,000, and to farmers along
the river about 81 100000.
,1or IF fbn firm
of printing press manufacturers, died at the
home of his father, Peer S. Hoe, at larry
town. Mr.. Hoe was born in New York in
1886, and was grandson of Robert Hoe, the
founder of the firm who came to New York
from England in 1903. Upon the death of
Robert Hoe, his eldest son, Richard NJ, I'M
Gle of the deceased, became the head of the
firm. Stephen entered the employ of the
firm as an agent and six months ago became
junior partner, His interest seemed centred
in his business and he never married. Two
years ago he took charge of the Chicago
branch of the business, and in q short time
built it up to twice its former value. His
father, Peter S. Hoe, is the only survivor of
the first Robert Hoes three sons, and is, in
fact, the only member of the family now be-
longing to the firm He has four younger
sons, however, who will probably soon be
admitted.
A dispatch from Augusta, Ca, says: For
some weeks past there has been a movement
on foot to lynch the three Mormons of whom
so much has been written of late. The other
night band of about 90 powerful country
men surrounded the house in which they
were stopping A man named Anderson
came out in his night clothes, followed by
the three Mormons, and warned the crowd
not to approach his house. Spencer, the
leader of the Mormons, then said that they
were only carrying out the will of God, who
had sent thon, anil fin ot the npwSDaDer stories
about their preaching were without founda'
ton, and that they only asked to be heard be-
fore anything was done with them. He fol
lowed this with earnest pleading The talk
was so cffectual that the party sneaked off in
the woods and repaired to their homes, leav-
ing the MormOns masters of the situation.
The steamer Umbria, from Liverpool,
which arrived at New York on Sunday met
with tidal wave or cyclonic squall. The
wind was blowing from the west at the time.
The wave was seen for more than 10 minutes
before it reached the vessel, giving the Off
GERS ample time to prepare for it, 1t struck
the vessel with great force, carrying away
aportion of the bridge and forward hatch,
and flooding the forward cabins and Storage.
Owing to the accident and fog the Umbria
was delayed about 20 hours.
Miss Bessie Power of Boston, and another
young lady, were drowned off Prospect, N. S.
McGarigle, the Chicago boodler, turns up
at Sarnia, Ont. he had narrow escapes from
detectives.
Secretary Whitney has appointed two
young officers to go to France and study to
become assistant naval constructors.
On the occasion of the ant-prohibition
state barbecue at Fort Worth, Texas, q
strong letter was read from jefferson Davis
to Ex-Governor Lubbock, denouncing pro
hibiton Oh the ground that the world is
TOR
the Davis letter has cost prohibition thous.
ands of votes in Texas.
A train from the East struck wagon, near
Lake View, Mich, containing two ladies, two
gentlemen and little girl, and killed the two
ladies. The little girl cannot live. The la.
dies were carried 1l3 feet and thrown down
an embanknient. The men were not serious
ly hurt The scene of the accident show.
parts Of human beings strewn along the track
making most horrible sight.
Charles H. Reed, one of the lawyers wht
defended Guiteau, attempted suicide by
jumping into the North river from a Penn
sylvania railroad ferryboat. He was rescued
and taken to the Chambers Street Hospital
The paddle wheel of the feriyboat strucl
Reed on the head, inhicting serious wound
The New York World says that Mrs E. L.
Fernandez the actress, has fallen heir to ar
estate in England worth $250,0O0
Judge bOnu, OF balUlnlOre, mas decided ina
Thomas Virgins, known all over the worl(
as "Blind Tom,n the negro pianist, shall bt
delivered on or before Aug. is into the Gus
tody of Eliza Bethune, who represents Charity
Virgins, the mother of Blind Tom, and tina
James w. Bethune, who has had charge O
him, shall at the same time pay over to Mrs
Bethune the sum of $1,000 for past services.
A small elevator in the Bremen tannin.
works at st. Louis, Mo-, in which seven girl
and man were crowded, fell distance o
40 feet The president OF the company hac
his skull fractured, and Annie Moran, cir
of IS, was mangled in a terrible manner
Several of the other girls are in critica
condition.
Bids have been reopened at the navy de
partment for the purchase of condemned yes
sells. The following are the highest amount
offered: Burdette Pond, Meriden, Ct, SIS,
255 for the Powhattan; Thomas Butler &
Co., Boston, SIS, 900 for the Ticonderoga; w
T. CARAT, San Francisco, ,002 for tn
Shenandoah; $4,000 for the Lackawanna
SIG, 500 for the Wachusett. There was no biz
for the Tennessee All the bids are above TIN
appraised values of the vessels
FOREIGN.